How to Twitter a tragedy

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Watson, H. 2009. How to Twitter a tragedy. Spiked.
AuthorsWatson, H.
Abstract

On Saturday 5 December, a fire swept through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm, killing over 100 people. In this slideshow, Hayley Watson, a PhD researcher into social-networking and politics, explores how Twitter was used to report on, explain and find meaning in the fire.

Year2009
JournalSpiked
Publisherspiked Ltd
Official URLhttp://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7822/
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Deposited23 Feb 2012
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